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ISRO manages to locate Moon mission's lander, contact yet to be established
China.dot.org 08 Sep 2019photo: AP / Thibault Camus
New Alibaba era as Jack Ma goes
Hong Kong Standard 08 Sep 2019
Jack Ma is Alibaba's driving force and irreverent ambassador. AFP. Jack Ma steps down this week as chairman of Alibaba, but the start-up he built into an online retail behemoth is expected to keep thriving into a new era, thanks to a culture of innovation he helped nurture ... Bill Gates ... TS Channel. IOS Android. IOS Android. More>> ... AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE....
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Marchers ask Trump to ‘liberate’ Hong Kong as clashes erupt
The Los Angeles Times 08 Sep 2019
HONG KONG — . Thousands of demonstrators in Hong Kong urged President Trump to “liberate” the semiautonomous Chinese territory during a peaceful march to the U.S ... Consulate nearby. “Hong Kong is at the forefront of the battle against the totalitarian regime of China,” said Panzer Chan, one of the organizers of the march ... Advertisement ... ....
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Will Boris Johnson make history to become the UK’s shortest-serving PM?
South China Morning Post 08 Sep 2019photo: USMC / Lance Cpl. Darien J. Bjorndal
Afghan government announces stance as Trump calls off peace talks with Taliban
Khaama Press 08 Sep 2019
The Afghan government announced its stance regarding President Donald Trump’s decision to call off peace talks with Taliban. The ARG Palace said in a statement that the Afghan people and the Gov pursue a dignified and sustainable peace and are committed to putting any effort into ensuring peace ... How many more decades are they willing to fight?” .......
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Hundreds of thousands turn out for Pope Francis Madagascar mass
The News International 08 Sep 2019
Antananarivo. Hundreds of thousands of people on Sunday gathered on the outskirts of the Madagascan capital Antananarivo to hear Pope Francis say mass and deliver a homily condemning "privilege and exclusion" on the second leg of his three-nation African tour ... "This village reflects a long history of courage and mutual assistance." ... Antananarivo ... ....
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North Korea says typhoon killed five, inundated farmland
Yahoo Daily News 08 Sep 2019
SEOUL (Reuters) - A typhoon pounded North Korea on Saturday, killing five people and injuring three, state news agency KCNA reported on Sunday ... "Crops fell down, (were) inundated or buried in 46,200 hectares of farmland," the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said on Saturday ... ....
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France will veto another Brexit delay unless UK ends political chaos
The Independent 08 Sep 2019
France will veto a further delay to Brexit unless the UK ends the chaos and tells the EU what it wants, the country’s foreign minister has warned. “In the current circumstances, it's no. We are not going to go through this every three months,” Jean-Yves Le Drian said ... We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view ... Subscribe now ... More follows… ... ....
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Which is better plant protein or animal protein?
The Times of India 08 Sep 2019
Proteins are one of the most important nutrients in our body. They give structural as well as functional, support. Proteins also help in building and repairing tissues. Moreover, they also form the building block for bones, blood, skin and muscles ... When protein is consumed it breaks down into amino acids ... Difference between animal and plant protein ... ....
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Scientist who supervised Soviet biological weapons production now develops products to help people
Cleveland 08 Sep 2019
SOLON, Ohio – There was a time when Ken Alibek oversaw what he would later describe as the world’s first industrial-scale biological weapons factory in the Soviet Union. It manufactured the stuff of biological nightmares, including anthrax, smallpox, plague, tularemia and Ebola. All capable of killing millions of people ... But he just does what’s right....
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Silence, devastation mark Bahamas town; but some are staying
Atlanta Journal 08 Sep 2019
MARSH HARBOUR, BAHAMAS — . The streets are filled with smashed cars, snapped power cables, shattered trees and deep silence. At the airport and dock, hundreds of people clamor for seats on airplanes and berths on ships arriving with aid and departing with people who lost their homes when deadly Hurricane Dorian struck the Bahamas ... ___....
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Russians go to polls in local elections after crackdown on dissent
The Observer 08 Sep 2019
Russians are voting on Sunday in local elections after weeks of opposition protests that led to the biggest police crackdown on dissent in nearly a decade ... In recent weeks, tens of thousands have taken part in Moscow protests demanding a fair vote after allies of the opposition leader Alexei Navalny were barred from the election ... Read more ... ....
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China's World Cup run ends with loss to Nigeria
China.dot.org 08 Sep 2019
Fang Shuo (L, front) of China breaks through during the group M match between China and Nigeria at the 2019 FIBA World Cup in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong province, Sept. 8, 2019. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong). Nigeria disappointed China 86-73 in classification round Group M of the FIBA World Cup, winning a ticket to the Tokyo Olympics ... ....
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Documentary on missing Chibok schoolgirls wins at Venice Film Festival
CNN 08 Sep 2019
Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)A documentary by a Nigerian filmmaker on the missing Chibok girls has won an award at the Venice Film Festival. 'Daughters of Chibok' won best virtual reality story at the festival's closing ceremony on Saturday night ... Nigeria's missing girls. A glimpse of the stolen ... But 112 remain missing. Read More ... And so we must not forget."....
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‘Trump is in severe mental decline’: Concerns raised over president’s health
The Independent 07 Sep 2019
Donald Trump is “in severe mental decline” and “won’t make it” to the next election, a former top aide has claimed. Anthony Scaramucci, who was White House communications director for just 11 days before he was sacked in 2017, said the US president’s behaviour has “got worse” since he last saw him a year ago ... We’ll tell you what’s true ... Subscribe now....
